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Sammy Morris

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Dallas Cowboys · RB

Sammy Morris recorded 136 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

22.3

rush yds/gm

9.2

rec yds/gm

2

playoff games

136

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sammy Morris's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 10, 2006

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2006

123 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2008
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 20, 2008

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2008

138 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2007
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 1, 2007

New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2007

117 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2004
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 20, 2004

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2004

27 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 6 rec

Regular Season
2000
BUFFALOBILLS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 22, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2000

31 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sammy Morris's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 138 rushing yards

Regular Season
2008
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 20, 2008

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2008

138 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2004
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 20, 2004

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2004

27 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 6 rec

Career high: 28 carries

Regular Season
2004
ST. LOUISRAMS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 24, 2004

St. Louis Rams vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2004

83 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2009
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 27, 2009

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2009

95 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 49 receiving yards

Regular Season
2008
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OCT 12, 2008

New England Patriots vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2008

26 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sammy Morris's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFMORRIS—Sammy Morris
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

02
MIAMORRIS—Sammy Morris
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2007–2013

03
NEMORRIS—Sammy Morris
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

04
DALMORRIS—Sammy Morris
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons136 career games3,036 career rushing yards25 career rushing touchdowns164 career receptions1,252 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns56 career solo tacklesDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 156Jersey: 232 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 2000Most recent: Jan 1, 2012

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history